House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Government Accountability Office Improvement Act
Sponsor: Rep. Darrell Issa R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2013
- Committee actionMar 20, 2013
- Passed HouseApr 15, 2013 · 408–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 17, 2013 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 264.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1162.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1162, Government Accountability Office Improvement Act” on April 3, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 20, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 3, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44053
- CBO publication date
- April 3, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1162, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1162
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ec1e2a6d3f1af65474bd84884c7c58dad0d693fe6f7bf5eb6b9afa898c19b0bc
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1162, Government Accountability Office Improvement Act” on August 5, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 31, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 5, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44487
- CBO publication date
- August 5, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1162, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1162
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ec1e2a6d3f1af65474bd84884c7c58dad0d693fe6f7bf5eb6b9afa898c19b0bc
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 113-128 ↗; H. Rept. 113-36 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 17, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/SRPT/128
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/36 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1162, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1162
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ec1e2a6d3f1af65474bd84884c7c58dad0d693fe6f7bf5eb6b9afa898c19b0bc
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ISSA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1428):Article I, Sec. 8 To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 250 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1162, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1162
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ec1e2a6d3f1af65474bd84884c7c58dad0d693fe6f7bf5eb6b9afa898c19b0bc
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa.
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- H.R. 2061 (113th) Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013
- H.R. 1163 (113th) Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.